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EMPIRE STATE BUILDING News, Feb 11, 2012

Thomas Dold Wins Empire State Building Run AgainNew York Times
Wednesday night, Dold ran up 86 floors of the Empire State Building in 10 minutes 28 seconds, winning the men's division of the race for the seventh straight year. Dold, one of more than 670 competitors at the 35th annual competitive stair-climbing ...
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35th Annual Empire State Building Run-Up Powered by the MMRF Raises Funds for...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
(EON: Enhanced Online News)--A wave of 100 runners for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) PowerTeam climbed the EmpireState Building Wednesday to escalate cancer research. The MMRF is a cancer research foundation dedicated to the ...
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An iconic landmark that towered over the British Empire
Canada.com
The Vancouver Sun bought the building in 1937 and published there until the mid 1960s. At 2 am on March 22, 1937, a fire broke out at The Vancouver Sun's office at 125 West Pender. The newsroom was destroyed, but the paper still managed to print its ...
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Goldman Sachs Comes Up Big for Charity Wave
MarketWatch (press release)
NORWALK, Conn., Feb 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A wave of 100 runners for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) PowerTeam climbed the Empire State Building Wednesday to escalate cancer research. The MMRF is a cancer research foundation ...
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Firefighter Touche Howard Races Up Empire State Building In Full Gear For ...
Huffington Post
After racing up the Empire State Building for charity while wearing 50 pounds of gear, Touche Howard dispelled his biggest fear -- that he would never return to his tip-top firefighting shape -- once and for all. Howard, 50, thought his career was over ...
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Millrose Games say goodbye to Madison Square Garden
New York Daily News
Empire State Building goes blue and white this weekend for the Millrose Games. Heraclitus, the ancient Greek philosopher, came along a few millennia too early to weigh in on Usain Bolt or Michael Johnson or the state of modern track and field.
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New York Daily News

The Empire State Building: We Climbed It!
Shape Magazine (blog)
By Danielle McNally When the starting gun went off Wednesday night I took off up the 86 flights. The first few stories are chaotic as racers try to push past you on the narrow stairwell (no more than two people across), but soon enough people fall into ...
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World's tallest hotel to open in Dubai
Economic Times
It will open in two phases, with the first section featuring 807 rooms and numerous restaurants and lounges. The second tower is scheduled to open by 2014. The 1608-room JW Marriott Marquis Dubai is just 26 metres shorter than the Empire State Building ...
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For Once, a Bank Run Is a Good Thing
New York Times
On Wednesday night, they did just that as part of the 35th annual EmpireState Building Run-Up, a charity event that had more than 600 people racing up the 1576 stairs of the tallest building in New York in support of a multitude of charities and ...
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Goldman Unit Said in Talks to Give Up Chicago Tower to NorthStar
BusinessWeek
John Hancock Center was the third tower in the world to surpass 1000 feet when it was built, following the Chrysler Building and Empire State Buildingin Manhattan, according to property-data provider Emporis GmbH. The property, at 875 North Michigan ...
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His golden glow turns her on, study finds
msnbc.com
Sprinting up 86 flights of stairs of the Empire State Building -- even if it's for a worthy cause -- is not everyone's idea of a good time. Especially when there's an elevator nearby. But tonight, more than 650 participants will take the long way up ...
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Empires & Allies Mystery Units: Everything you need to know
Games.com News (blog)
Unfortunately, the only way to figure out what these units are before you actually expand out to it will be to build the Surveillance Tower in yourempire. This building will then do "scanner sweeps" around your empire to figure out what these units ...
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Drag racing makes some people grimace and others grin in La Verne
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
By Wes Woods II, Staff Writer LA VERNE - A painted building near D Street and Arrow Highway reads: "La Verne California Heart of The OrangeEmpire." Perhaps "Heart of The Noise Empire" might be more appropriate, according to some residents, ...
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New Book Guides Women on Successfully Achieving Love and Money - Author Gives...
PR Web (press release)
Angela G. Solomon, Esq., has just released her first book project entitled, The Ultimate Guide for the Network Marketer's Bride: Get the Love You Desire and Build an Empire. The book, which primarily targets women who are associated with the network ...
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Town rejects bids for firing range, looks at other viable options
Metrowny.com
It was learned that the bids received were higher than anticipated and the $350000 Empire State Development grant, meant to be used toward the construction of the range, will no longer be available as of March 31. In order to have used that grant, ...
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The Istanbul Art-Boom Bubble
New York Times
Another was about archaeology and Europeans looting the Ottoman Empire. But the space overwhelmed the art. It was too magnificent. Nothing like SALT existed in Istanbul. Inside, thebuilding was five floors and 100000 square feet of carved white marble ...
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New York Times

NorthStar Is Said to Be in Talks to Seize Hancock Center From Goldman Unit
Bloomberg
John Hancock Center was the third tower in the world to surpass 1000 feet when it was built, following the Chrysler Building and Empire State Buildingin Manhattan, according to property-data provider Emporis GmbH. The property, at 875 North Michigan ...
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$50 million for 1930 buildings: Mayor visions big year
Vancouver Sun (blog)
“One thing I would suggest is that the city council to all in its power to back up efforts by the Board of Trade and other public bodies to get direct rail communications with the Peace River country, our empire of the North,” he stated.
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Amorous Manhattan: Escape to the city that never sleeps
Tucson Citizen
We find the views from the open-air deck on the 70th floor, with its 360-degree view of the city, better than those from the Empire State Building. Central Park is spread out below like a giant blanket. On the other side of the deck, ...
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New attraction is upside down
Niagara Falls Review
He first came to Niagara Falls in 2004 to display a massive Lego collection including some 16 trains running on 300 metres of track and replicas of famous buildings such as the CN Tower, Empire State Building and Taj Mahal. Those are now part of Brick ...
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Trowel & Glove: Marin gardening calendar for the week of Feb. 11, 2012
Marin Independent-Journal
The US Green Building Council Redwood Empire Chapter's "Get Smart" mixer and meeting is from 5:30 to 7:30 pm Feb. 16 at the San Rafael Corporate Center at 750 Lindaro St. in San Rafael. $10 to $15. Call            707-266-1264       or go to usgbc- rec.org to register.
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Chelsea penthouse wows with 7000 square feet of outdoor space
New York Daily News
You can also spot the Empire State building and views of the Hudson. "People in the suburbs don't have backyards this big," said Emily Beare, a managing director with CORE who shares the listing with Christian Rogers. "You have the privacy of a ...
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$2 billion Azerbaijan Tower to usurp Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Tower as world's ...
Digitaltrends.com
For comparison, the Empire State Building stands just 455 meters high. Interestingly, at $2 billion, the Azerbaijan Tower will claim the world's tallest building crown upon completion in 2018 for a fraction of the price it is costing Saudi Prince ...
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Digitaltrends.com

Why the World Needs America
Wall Street Journal
The downfall of the Roman Empire brought an end not just to Roman rule but to Roman government and law and to an entire economic system stretching from Northern Europe to North Africa. Culture, the arts, even progress in science and technology, ...
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Wall Street Journal

Meet the Mayor: Crack House
The Phoenix (blog)
They were like, "Oh look, I'm on top of the Empire StateBuilding. Now I'm back down here, and I'm fine." I can't ride a bike to save my life. So we can accuse Mountain Dew of false advertising? Want to be interviewed about your Foursquare mayorship?
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The Phoenix (blog)

Hightower: High-tech barons prefer profits over providing jobs in America
LubbockOnline.com
... of the Apple empire: “What would it take to make iPhones in the United States?” Good question! To rebuild our middle class, we need to put more people to work building more stuff in America, rather than shipping all that manufacturing off to China.
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Romance is in the Postcards for Local Jewelry Designer
Patch.com
She's got a postcard from the World's Fair in Paris the year the Eiffel Tower was unveiled; she's got one depicting New York City before the Empire StateBuilding was built. Rodgers duplicates their postmarks in silver for necklaces, ...
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My Railways toots its way to Android
The Mobile Indian
The My Railway game gives the total control of building a railway empire in the hands of the players. Built on the same principles as its earlier games, the My Railway game offers some serious fun for railway lovers. My Railway is a city-builder game, ...
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The Mobile Indian

Labors of love
Inquirer.net
All these details seen after a scenic ceremony at a Manhattan rooftop with the view of the Empire State Building and the New Yorker building. “I always say to our team and our vendors for the day: 'It's not about me or about any of us, it's about the ...
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Inquirer.net

Weather Journal: Snow Plans Late Entrance in Mild Winter
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The Empire State Building recently completed at $20 million retrofit to cut 40% of its energy use and make it the tallest LEED certified, energy efficientbuilding in the country. New incentives may soon come on line to make such changes more common.
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World's Tallest Hotel to Open in Dubai in Q4
GlobeSt.com
The two twin buildings on the site will be 1164 feet tall, the highest dedicated hotel building in the world and just 85 feet shorter than the Empire State building in New York City. The cost for the property was announced as about $218 million in 2005 ...
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GlobeSt.com

Durham firefighter climbs Empire State Building : News-Record.com ...
DURHAM -- Touche Howard stepped up big time Wednesday night. The Durham city firefighter climbed to the 86th floor of the Empire State Buildingin New York ...
www.news-record.com/.../durham_firefighter_climbs_empire_...
Empire State Building | Fox News Insider
Fox News Insider posts tagged with Empire State Building.
foxnewsinsider.com/tag/empire-state-building/
Raw Video: Annual Empire State Building Run-Up - Yahoo! News
Watch the video 'Raw Video: Annual Empire State Building Run-Up' on Yahoo! News.
news.yahoo.com/.../raw-video-annual-empire-state-building-r...
Thomas Dold Wins Empire State Building Run Again
Wednesday night, Dold ran up 86 floors of the Empire State Building in 10 minutes 28 seconds, winning the men's division of the race for the seventh ...
www.nytimes.com/.../thomas-dold-wins-empire-state-building-...
German Man Wins Empire State Building Race Again - ABC News
German Man Wins Empire State Building Race Again.
abcnews.go.com/.../athletes-climb-86-empire-state-building-fl...
Gilbert adds ninth building to Detroit empire | The Detroit News ...
Detroit - As Quicken Loans Inc. founder Dan Gilbert stood Monday in the renovated and renamed M@dison Building, he declared he had added to his downtown ...
www.detroitnews.com/article/20120131/BIZ/201310370
Empire State Building Shines “Big Blue” For Giants - New York News
MYFOXNY.COM - The Empire State Building is honoring the World Champion New York Giants shining its world-famous tower lights in Giants blue! The lighting ...
www.myfoxny.com/.../empire-state-building-shines-big-blue-f...
FINAL STEPS: Empire State Building Run - New York Daily News
I don't want to scare you,” begins seasoned Empire State Building racer Stacy Creamer — doing just that — “but you suffer more in this than the marathon.
articles.nydailynews.com/.../31019153_1_stairs-stacy-creamer...
Dold Wins Empire State Building Run-Up - One News Page [US ...
Dold Wins Empire State Building Run-Up.. News video on One NewsPage[US] on Thursday, 9 February 2012.
www.onenewspage.us/.../Dold-Wins-Empire-State-Building-R...
Athletes to climb 86 Empire State Building floors - WDRB 41 ...
WDRB 41 Louisville - News, Weather, Sports CommunityAthletes to climb 86 Empire State Building floors. Member Center: Create Account|; Log In; Manage ...
www.wdrb.com/.../athletes-to-climb-86-empire-state-building-...
BBC News - Athletes race up the stairs of the Empire State Building
Athletes from New Zealand and Germany win the annual stair-race up theEmpire State Building.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16968302
German runner wins race to top of Empire State Building for 7th time
By Deepti Hajela AP Six-time champion Thomas Dold (1), of Germany, leads the men's elite field at the start of the 35th Annual Empire State BuildingRun-Up, ...
www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_19928961
RunnerSpace.com/Pro - News - Dold, Moon Win Empire State ...
NEW YORK (09-Feb) -- Thomas Dold of Germany and Melissa Moon of New Zealand won the 35th edition of the Empire State Building Run-Up here last night .
www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=88...
German man wins Empire State Building race again - 7NEWS ...
NEW YORK -- A German man has won an annual race up 86 flights of stairs at the Empire State Building for the seventh straight time.
www1.whdh.com/.../german-man-wins-empire-state-building-...
  
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